As Indonesia looks to expand and update its carbon market after Presidential Regulation No. 110/2025 was issued, provincial governments are being encouraged to develop their own climate and carbon programs. The Governors’ Climate and Task Force facilitated a week long exchange between several California agencies and a delegation from Indonesia including:
- Edison Siagian, Director of Directorate for Synchronization of Regional Government Affairs –Ministry of Home Affairs (Kementerian Dalam Negeri) of the Republic of Indonesia
- Prof. Daddy Ruhiyat – GCF Task Force East Kalimantan Delegate, Chairman of the East Kalimantan Climate Change Council (DDPI)
- Prof. Gusti Hardiansyah – GCF Task Force West Kalimantan Delegate, Head of West Kalimantan’s REDD+ Task Force
- Syahrina Anggraini – GCF Task Force Indonesia Country Director
- Ari Suharto – GCF Task Force Indonesia Technical Consultant, Director of Yayasan Bumi Eka Lestari (BATARI)
- Juliarta (“Arta”) Bramansa Ottay – Director of Perkumpulan Mandala Katalika (Manka)
- Chandra City Afrillyani Putri – Knowledge Management Officer of Manka
On February 10 – 11, 2026, the delegation participated in a two-day knowledge transfer with the California Air Resource Board (CARB), including the Climate Invest team. We met with over 20 CARB experts who shared their knowledge and lessons learned over the past 20 years of designing and implementing California’s Cap-and-Invest Program (formerly Cap-and-Trade). Together, we discussed how Indonesia could learn from California’s experience in order to build a robust climate policy, including a carbon market that generates income while reducing harmful GHG emissions.
We also met with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to discuss another commonality: wildfires. Although the climate and ecosystems in California and East and West Kalimantan are disparate, all three GCF Task Force member jurisdictions have recently experienced devastating wildfire. We discussed challenges and solutions to wildfire in areas with increasing fire risk due to climate change.
Lastly, we met with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS). As Indonesia moves towards food self-sufficiency, agricultural sustainability is becoming increasingly important. The Indonesian delegation learned about some of California’s climate smart agricultural programs, such as the Farm to School Program, which incentivizes local farms to expand the use of sustainable, organic, and regenerative agricultural practices while providing nutritious, minimally processed food for schools.
A core function of the GCF Task Force is connecting subnational governments to collaborate and share knowledge with the common goals of climate action, emissions reduction, and sustainable development. We would like to thank CARB, CAL FIRE, CDFA, and our GCF Task Force California delegates Shannon Dilley and Rajinder Sahota for their time and expertise.